Entry to the competition is free for the first time and players will be able to enter four additional fantasy football teams for every £10 bet placed with Betway.com, while registered users will be allocated an extra free team each month.

Chris Ellis, managing director at Trinity Mirror Digital, said: "This deal will help significantly enhance the user experience and allow consumers to play for free.

Prizes for the fantasy football competition range from £500 to £25,000 with a total prize fund of £100,000 up for grabs.

Richard Akitt, managing director at The Betway Group, said the fantasy football competition, "enables customers to seamlessly update their fantasy football team and place bets all within the same site". It will be pushed by "a series of high-profile promotions over the coming months".